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I could not help but notice the large tendency for this list to choose women of a collectivist – will inclination with serious overtones of totalitarianism. Are there no women, who can speak of individual liberty, the virtues of a free society, how market economics provides the greatest good for the largest number while also ensuring the welfare of those, who cannot provide for themselves (for socialism in its many flavors, cannot), how it will armed military capability brings definition and clarity when practicing state diplomacy. If there are such women in this list, please be so good as to introduce your readers to them with more facts and not so much gushing!

I could not help but notice the large tendency for this list to choose women of a collectivist – Maternalistic inclination with serious overtones of totalitarianism. Are there no women, who can speak of individual liberty, the virtues of a free society, how market economics provides the greatest good for the largest number while also ensuring the welfare of those, who cannot provide for themselves (for socialism in its many flavors, cannot), how it with armed military capability brings definition and clarity when practicing state diplomacy. If there are such women in this list, please be so good as to introduce your readers to them with more facts and not so much gushing!